i’m a mobile DJ , i play weddings , birthdays and company parties/events

sometimes a drunk guest thinks that its ok to mess with my gear while i’m in the toilet. Suddenly you can hear someone trying to scratch … and while that isn’t a catastrophe in itself, the drink in the guests hand could very well end up being

i would like to suggest a button combination to disable/enable all controls , an anti-tamper lock if you will

The issue would be what if the DJ accidentally triggers the button lock without knowing it and without knowing how to unlock it? The forums and social media’s would be full of “help!!! My prime 4 locked up in the middle of gig” or even less helpfully “Prime 4 freeze mid gig”

I can though see the good idea behind the request though. Something like - hold down both shift buttons together for 5 seconds - the screen shows “locking - enter 4 digit lock code using channel cue buttons” … you would then press the headphone cue buttons on channel 4, then channel 1, then channel 2 then channel 3 to set a lock code of 4123. This would disable all buttons except both the shift buttons. When you return from the bar or toilet or girl etc then you press both shift buttons then press the headphone cue buttons in the right order.

As the prime 4 has so many USB ports you could even have a USB stick with a text file called “Unlocked” on it, and have a menu preset preference set so that the whole system is only operable while the usb stick with the “unlocked” names file on it. When you go to the toilet, take the usb stick with you, locking the unit, then when you return, plug the unlock stick back in

^ This. If I have to step away from the booth for more than a few minutes I put the covers back on over decks and mixer. If someone is ballsy enough to take those off to mess around, they’re getting ejected from the event.

It seems clear that some people are trying overly hard, yet not getting anywhere, in trying to derail the prime 4, those who would like to use it, and the way that those DJs choose to DJ.

There are many +++++completely legitimate++++++ reasons for a DJ to be temporarily far enough away from their DJ equipment for someone else to touch the equipment. It’s happened to me, when I’ve been standing a few metres in front of the decks and mixer, doing some mic work to start the second half of the night off. The music bed I was talking over suddenly stopped, when I turned around, one of the guests had jumped on with the immortal “Don’t worry, I’m a DJ too”

^ This. If I have to step away from the booth for more than a few minutes I put the covers back on over decks and mixer. If someone is ballsy enough to take those off to mess around, they’re getting ejected from the event.

nobodys getting eject from a wedding , not ever

once i was DJing a wedding and while in the toilet i heard “scratching” all of a sudden , i hurried back and found the bride behind my mixer. I killed the sound and started packing, but calmed down and played through the night

the insert expletive here complained about me to my booker , who didn’t dare argue because he knew she would spill bile all over social media , so he was forced to pay her half the fee back , even though our contract specifies that no one besides the DJ is allowed to touch the setup

No, you have a master unlock code that’s the same for all units - sort of like a company called Avolites does with their lighting desks. If you lock the desk and forget the code (yes I have done this!) You can enter a 5 digit PIN that acts as a master unlock.

Even if whoever is thinking of jumping on the decks is a DJ as well, chances are they won’t be familiar enough with the kit to have the master override memorized - even now after using Avolites desks for 3 years, I still need to refer to the saved info on my phone to get the unlock code.